Dear Ones: Everything about the Christian life is a miracle, and this, because it has its origin, essence, and accomplishment in God. He is the author, architect, builder, even the very essence of all accomplished in us that is “good.” James tells us: “Every good gift, and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh…
Dear Ones: The most important moment of our lives is NOW. We are called to live in the present moment, in the will of God, receiving all from Him, for the full out working of His purpose in and through us. We cannot live in the present if we are looking in the past. Such…
Dear Ones: Times and civilizations come and go. Kingdoms rise and fall. But that which is consistently true of God never changes, in particular with respect to a throne in heaven. In the book of Isaiah, we find in chapter 6, the vision that Isaiah had of the Lord, and in particular, the throne upon…
Dear Ones: How much faith did the little boy have when he brought the five loaves and two fishes to the disciples, to give to others, even to a multitude? How much faith did the little servant girl have when she told Naaman’s wife that there was a prophet in Samaria that could heal him…
Dear Ones: If there is one thing that the Lord will not accept, or abide by, it is FAITHLESSNESS…or commonly known as “unbelief.” Nothing is possible without faith, and all becomes possible with it. Why is this so? It is because of the nature of God…He is FAITHFUL. What does this mean? When we look…
Dear Ones: The apostle Paul, in addressing the Corinthian church, once asked, “Is Christ divided?” (1 Cor. 1:13) Of course, the answer to the question is “No.” Believers in the body of Christ may “think” that He is divided, because they are by their attitudes, but He is NEVER divided. He cannot be. Now let’s…
Dear Ones: As far as we know, when John the Apostle wrote the book of the Revelation, he was alone. He had been exiled to the Isle of Patmos, and though he would certainly have contact with individuals from time to time, he was, for all intents and purposes, “dead to the world.” It is…
Dear Ones: It may just be that one of the reasons why the Lord created the sea was to make us to understand that the circumstances of life are like the sea, ever-changing, ever shifting, never remaining the same. Those circumstances can be the source of fear, anxiety, confusion, and dismay. “Stability” is not necessarily…
Dear Ones: One of the great lessons that David had to learn was to not “…lean unto thine own understanding.” (Prov. 3:5) We are all apt to walk by sight, and not by faith. In doing so, we not only demonstrate that we are not trusting God who knows all things visible and invisible, but…
Dear Ones: Solomon, in writing the book of the Proverbs, wrote: “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” (Prov. 29:18) In the days of Samuel, before the people recognized that he “was established to be a prophet of the Lord,” (1 Sam. 3:20), Scripture declares, “…And the word of the Lord was precious in…